Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-21
COLORED MINISTER'S PROTEST..
They Objected % q Building Tor q Col.
Orc0 school.


0rc0 school.
A MEETING rms MORNING AT WHICH A UNION WAS
roRxEp-rnE PROPOSED LOCATION or TIE ooloRRp
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL DISCUSSED AND RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED.
An adjourned meeting OF the ministers OF the
colored churches OF the District was held this
morning at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E church, on
N street. between 18th and 18th streets NORTH
west for the purpose OF forming a ministerial
union. Rev. W. n. Phillips, OF the Baptist church,
presided and after devotional exercises the
tary, Rev. Mr.. stewart, read the minutes OF the
meeting. held last Monday, which contained the
communication from Rev. DIR. Crummeil, calling
the attention OF the ministers TO the action OF the
school board In opposition to the expressed wishes
OF the colored members, in proposing to locate o
colored school In the building at the corner Of
Maryland avenue and AZ street. The paper stated
that the Miller building, on II street, between 9Th
and 9TH streets northwest, had been leased, but
owing 70 the protest OF citizens in that locality
against having the school there, the school trus-
tees had determined upon this other location. The
building on Maryland avenue had been used as a
moral influences and was announcement lent Of access
for the children for whom intended. The minutes
stated that action upon this communication WIS
we're approved, and the question OF forming
permanent organization was then brought up, and
II was decided 70 form an ASSOCIATION TO be known
the word ''colored" was made, 80 as to limit the
membership to the pastors or the colored churches
but this was not considered necessary. on mo-
tiOn OF Rev Mr. Stewart, the chair appointed a
committee, consisting OF Revs Stewart, Crum-
mel, and g. w: Lee, TO report upon plan OF
organization. The committee retired from the
room to confer, and upon their return report was
made, through Rev. Mr.. Lee, recommending the
choice OF the following officers: President, Rev 4.
g. stewart; secretary, Rev. Mr.. Timothy; treas
nrer, Rev. w. II. Phillips. The report was adopted
The same committee was authorized to prepare q
Rev Dyson os %as
elected assistant secretary as these offices were
provided for In the constitution.
THE F0UR-AND-A-HALF STREET SCHOOL QUESTION.
The subject Of the communication presented at
the last meeting, relative to the location OF the
colored school was then brought up.
Rev. Mr. Dyson called attention TO the fact that
II seemed to be The prevailing opinion that the OBJ
lection was to the house selected FOR the use OF the
school, This was not the case, as the protest was
not the house itself.
Rev. Mr.. stewart said that as far as he was per-
Of hSs o hs mao an ma saS %
voted TO such purpose. He thought that such a
place ought not to be selected He objected to the
pen into church, and, while this was not a lead
cerned.
Rev. Mr.. Lee said that he objected to the build
Ing because he thought In doing so he might get
rid OF the surroundings. There was no question
but that the objection was TO the Mary Hall build
ing. That was the coon he was barking at and he
was Of the opinion that he would get nd OF all the
other coons In that vicinity which were the legiti
mate descendants OF this big coon.
Rev. DR.. Crumnell said that while he did not
agree with the statement that theaters should not
be turned into churches yet he believed In the
wrong and that 1t would be immoral to have
young girls go into house with the depraved as
sociations which were about this house.
Rev. Mr.. Hammond suggested that a further OBJ
location might
proximity TO the railroads, making its dangerous
for the young children who would be obliged to
Rev. Mr.. stewart said that the protest was
against the change OF the location OF the school
from place already selected, simply because Of
prejudice against the colored people.
Rev. Mr.. Anderson said that In his opinion the
public school authorities were not called upon to
make use of the schools to reform and purify a
and If 1t was the desire OF the authorities TO re-
move this plague spot they should make use OF the
agencies placed In their hands for this purpose,
and not the schools.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Resolutions were adopted setting forth that ''as
Information has come to this meeting that the
public school trustees OF the District OF Columbia,
In locating a proposed new school designed espe-
cially for colored children, have given up suta-
bic place on II street, near 9TH street northwest
after the owner had fitted 1t up at his expense
under assurances that 1t would be occupied by the
located at the corner OF Maryland avenue and 4 q
street. this meeting, composed OF the pastors OF
nearly all the colored peoples churches
OF the city in view OF the circumstances surround
ing the proposed taking and the subsequent giving
up OF the II street premises, and OF the notorious
reputation OF the neighborhood and the objection
able immediate surroundings OF the house on
Maryland avenue, hereby earnestly protests
against this action on their part, and decidedly
the place lately decided upon" and that 1--WE beg
to present to the Commissioners a fact that the
principle OF association is one OF the strongest Of
our nature; that in young people 1t is especially
vivid and that the use OF this notorious building
as a school cannot but be demoraliZing 70 OuI
youth"
committee consisting of Revs. T. G. Stewart
G. w. Lee, r. II. g. Dyson, w. j. Walker, Alex
Crummell, and w. b. Johnson, were appointed e
present these resolutions to the District commits
sioners. The association then adjourned.